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Question: Dear doctor,
What do you suggest, is it better to take medicine of HP C or not required yet?
Thanks for answering.
Regards,
What do you suggest, is it better to take medicine of HP C or not required yet?
Thanks for answering.
Regards,
Brief Answer:
Medication to be discussed with gastroenterologist
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
Thanks for writing back with an update.
Medical literature shows that antiviral medicines are used to treat long-term (chronic) hepatitis C. These medicines can help prevent the hepatitis C virus from damaging your liver.
Sometimes treatment doesn't permanently lower the amount of virus in your blood. But some studies have shown that treatment may still reduce scarring in your liver, which can lower your chances of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Further medicines to treat hepatitis C don't work for everyone. Chronic hepatitis C infection is cured or controlled in about half of the people who are treated with a combination of peginterferon and ribavirin.
I suggest you discuss this with a gastroenterologist (specialist in liver diseases) and then your doctor will decide what is good for you depending on further testing.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Medication to be discussed with gastroenterologist
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
Thanks for writing back with an update.
Medical literature shows that antiviral medicines are used to treat long-term (chronic) hepatitis C. These medicines can help prevent the hepatitis C virus from damaging your liver.
Sometimes treatment doesn't permanently lower the amount of virus in your blood. But some studies have shown that treatment may still reduce scarring in your liver, which can lower your chances of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Further medicines to treat hepatitis C don't work for everyone. Chronic hepatitis C infection is cured or controlled in about half of the people who are treated with a combination of peginterferon and ribavirin.
I suggest you discuss this with a gastroenterologist (specialist in liver diseases) and then your doctor will decide what is good for you depending on further testing.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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